Features12 Church Investment Group Offers Benefits of ScaleBy G. Jeffrey MacDonaldFor years, Episcopalians have eyed the market-beating returns of large nonprofit endowments and asked a seemingly simple question: Why can’t our parishes, schools and dioceses do just as well with their investments? This year, a group of seasoned investment professionals is offering a fresh answer to that nagging question.

Reviews16 Living Well and Dying Faithfullyedited by Swinton and PayneReview by Andrew Goddard

17 The Vatican by Michael CollinsReview by Peter Eaton

22 Building on a Solid FoundationBy Ian ErnestThere is an urgency for all the stakeholders of the Anglican Communion to deal with the stranger within ourselves. This will sustain us in the next step, which requires us to embrace the stranger in the other. The stranger is Christ incarnate in the knitting of the Communion tapestry.

Column20 Growing Old TogetherBy Douglas LeBlanc

Catholic Voices24 Money Is Powerless Before GodBy John BoylandIf God intends judgment on any group, no amount of money will save it. Wealth is never secure from “moth, rust and thieves” — from earthquake, embezzlement, seizure or recession. If we stand with God, we have nothing to fear from our opponents, no matter their wealth. If we stray from his will, we are in danger regardless of our bank balance. Money is powerless before God.